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    Did you know that you can often get a ballpoint pen to work again by scribbling on rubber? Only 1 out of 11 salvaged was discarded.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Philip Davies View Post
    Did you know that you can often get a ballpoint pen to work again by scribbling on rubber? Only 1 out of 11 salvaged was discarded.
    Gently heating the tip often works as well.

    Of course, once you get it working, you still have a writing tool only marginally better than an engraving chisel. The ultimate writing tool is still the fountain pen although the Pilot G2 gel pen is more practical and a good contender in performance.

    Can you tell that I grew up in an era when people still wrote letters by hand?

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    Quote Originally Posted by mklotz View Post
    Gently heating the tip often works as well.

    Of course, once you get it working, you still have a writing tool only marginally better than an engraving chisel. The ultimate writing tool is still the fountain pen although the Pilot G2 gel pen is more practical and a good contender in performance.

    Can you tell that I grew up in an era when people still wrote letters by hand?
    I still write letters by hand.

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    I saw this discussion and it reminded me of how we are moving from not handwriting letters to not even choosing the words ourselves anymore: AI generated heartfelt letter to parent - GIF



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